diff --git a/Build.ps1 b/Build.ps1
index 18f09c5..0398317 100644
--- a/Build.ps1
+++ b/Build.ps1
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if(Test-Path .\artifacts) {
 
 $branch = @{ $true = $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH; $false = $(git symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD) }[$env:APPVEYOR_REPO_BRANCH -ne $NULL];
 $revision = @{ $true = "{0:00000}" -f [convert]::ToInt32("0" + $env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER, 10); $false = "local" }[$env:APPVEYOR_BUILD_NUMBER -ne $NULL];
-$suffix = @{ $true = ""; $false = "-$($branch.Substring(0, [math]::Min(10,$branch.Length)))-$revision"}[$branch -eq "master" -and $revision -ne "local"]
+$suffix = @{ $true = ""; $false = "$($branch.Substring(0, [math]::Min(10,$branch.Length)))-$revision"}[$branch -eq "master" -and $revision -ne "local"]
 $commitHash = $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 $buildSuffix = @{ $true = "$($suffix)-$($commitHash)"; $false = "$($branch)-$($commitHash)" }[$suffix -ne ""]
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index d860077..467d351 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 version: '{build}'
 skip_tags: true
-image: Visual Studio 2015
+image: Visual Studio 2017
 configuration: Release
-install:
-  - ps: mkdir -Force ".\build\" | Out-Null
-  - ps: Invoke-WebRequest "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/cli/rel/1.0.0/scripts/obtain/dotnet-install.ps1" -OutFile ".\build\installcli.ps1"
-  - ps: $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR = "$pwd\.dotnetcli"
-  - ps: '& .\build\installcli.ps1 -InstallDir "$env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR" -NoPath -Version 1.0.1'
-  - ps: $env:Path = "$env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR;$env:Path"
 build_script:
 - ps: ./Build.ps1
 test: off
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
index 3af454a..9bd4f46 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
+++ b/src/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk/Serilog.Sinks.Splunk.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Description>The Splunk Sink for Serilog</Description>
-    <VersionPrefix>2.1.3</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>2.2.0</VersionPrefix>
     <Authors>Matthew Erbs, Serilog Contributors</Authors>
     <TargetFrameworks>net45;netstandard1.1</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/serilog/serilog-sinks-splunk</PackageProjectUrl>
     <PackageLicenseUrl>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</PackageLicenseUrl>
     <GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>false</GenerateAssemblyVersionAttribute>
-    <Version>2.2.0$(VersionSuffix)</Version>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net45' ">